Jardiniere.



PATENTED JAN. 17, 1 9G5.

F. 0. MGSIER. JARDINIRB.

APPLIUATION FILED 00Tt 31.1904. A

UNTTED STATES Patented January 1'7, 1905. i

PATENT OFFICE.

JAFIDINIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 780,118, dated January 17, 1905. y Application iled October 31, 1904. Serial No. 231,074.`

To n/,Z whom, ff; may cm1/cern.'

Be it known that l, FRANK (J. Moslim, aciti- Zen ot' the United States, residing at Pittston, in the county of Luzerne and State oi Penn- Sylvania, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Jardinires; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact dcscription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the tigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part oi' this specification.

My invention relates to jardinires, and has for its object to provide a device of this class which is particularly designed to be used for landscape decoration and for decorating' graves and the like.

A further object of my invention is to provide a jardinire or device for holding either cut flowers or growing plants, which can be placed upon the side of a mound of earth without toppling over and spilling its contents and without resting the base et' the jardinire on the grass underneath, thereby allowing the grass to grow and remain green.

A further object of my invention is to provide a jardinire which is so constructed that the body thereo'il can be lifted and detached from its pedestal in order to be reiilled with water, plants, earth, or iiowers and without disturbing the pedestal in the ground, so that the body of the jardinire can again be replaced on its pedestal after such iilling.

A further object ot' my invention is to provide a jardinire wherein the bowl -or body can be removed from the pedestal and set up and used on a iiat surface or compactly stored away and nested for transportation like an ordinary jardinire or iiowerpot.

With these objects in View my invention consists in the novel construction of the jardinire, which may be of clay, pottery, glass, porcelain, metal, or any other suitable material, and which will be {irst iiully described and afterward speciiically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the jardinire constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the same in position on a mound of earth. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the same in the position of scttingupright on a liat hard surface. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken through the jardinire, showing the same holding a growing plant, while Fig. el is a similar View showingl the method of securing cut i'lowers within the vessel.

Like numerals ot' reference indicate the same parts throughout the several ligures` in which l indicates the jardinire, which is constructed preferably cylindrical and "which may be of any fanciinl design or pattern. Referring particularly to Figs. 3 and 4, it will be seen that the bottom 9. of the jardinire is provided with a central tapered opening V3, around which are the small walls et, a cap or plug 5 being' designed to enter the top or' the said opening 3 to close the same. A sharp point 6, having' a tapered upper end 7, is designed to enter the openingI 3 in the bot tom of the jardinire, and said point may be provided with a shoulderl 8 to limit the entrance oi' the tapered portion 7 into the opening 3, the bottom portion 9 being sharpened, so as to facilitate its entrance into the earth.

Referring particularly to Fig. 3, which illustrates the jardinire holdingagrowing plant, it will be seen that the point 6 can be inserted within the opening 3, as shown, and the jardinire can then be safely and conveniently placed upon the side of a` mound or hill by simply pushing the point 6 into the earth, as shown in Fig. 1. This construction provides for a very convenient and easily-handled jardinire which can be placed in any desired position for purposes ot' decoration without the possibility of having the vessel blown over by the wind. or accidentally toppled over of its own weight.

Referring now to Fig. 4, which illustrates the jardinire as holding a bunch of cut flowers, (the stems only being illustrated in the ligure,) it will be seen that the walls 4 in the bottom of the jardinire provide a means for holdingl the bunch of cut l'lowers securely in position within the vessel, the pointed form ot' the cap or plug 5 allowing the bunch of cut flowers, which has iirst been wrapped, to be IOO simply pushed down over the sharp cap or plug 6, thus securely holding the owers in positionand preventing' them from being disarranged or thrown out by the force of the wind. Vhen the said flowers have withered,

Vthe same are taken out of the jardinire by simply grasping the bunch, and a new and fresh bunch can be inserted by simply pressing the tied ends of the stems over the sharp cap or plug 5 and down onto the vertical walls 4L, surrounding the tapered opening 3, within which opening the point 6 is adapted to enter.

Having thus described the several parts of my invention, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction as herein set forth, as various slight changes may be made therein by those skilled in the art which would fall within the limit and scope of my invention, and I consider myself clearly entitled to all such changes and modifications.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, 1s-

1. The combination of the receptacle provided with an opening in the bottom thereof, walls formed surrounding said opening, a cap or plug covering the top of said opening and a point adapted to enter lower end of said opening,whereby the jardinire may be placed on the side of amound or hill by pressing the said point into the earth, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination of a vessel provided with an opening in the bottom thereof, a sharp cap or plug adapted to cover the top of said opening and a point adapted to enter lower end of said opening for securing the said vessel in the side of a mound or hill by pressing the said point into the earth, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

3. A vessel provided with a sharp pointed member in the bottom thereof, over which cut iiowers may be pushed to hold the flowers securely within the vessel, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK C. MOSIER.

vWitnesses:

MICHAEL CANNON, R. L. CANNON. 

